She's the One (World Party song)

"She's the One"
"She's the One"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album I've Been Expecting You
A-side	"It's Only Us"
B-side	"Coke & Tears"
Released	8 November 1999
Length	4:18
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Karl Wallinger
Producer(s)	Guy Chambers; Steve Power;
Robbie Williams singles chronology
Music video
	"She's the One" on YouTube

"She's the One"
"She's the One"
	UK promotional CD single
Promotional single by World Party
from the album Egyptology
Released	16 June 1997
Length	4:56
Label	Chrysalis (UK); The Enclave (US);
Songwriter(s)	Karl Wallinger
Producer(s)	Karl Wallinger
World Party singles chronology
Alternative cover
	US promotional CD single

"She's the One" is a song by the British rock band World Party. It was written and produced by Karl Wallinger for World Party's fourth studio album, Egyptology (1997). It won an Ivor Novello Award in 1997.^[2]

Robbie Williams released a cover of the song as a single in 1999, which reached number one in the UK singles chart.

World Party version

"She's the One" was written by Karl Wallinger for World Party's fourth studio album, Egyptology (1997).^[3] The World Party keyboardist Guy Chambers felt that the song was unfinished, likening it to a demo, and said it had been "thrown together in one night".^[4] The song won an Ivor Novello Award in 1997.^[2]

Robbie Williams version

Without Wallinger's knowledge, Chambers and Wallinger's touring band recorded a version with the English singer Robbie Williams.^[4] Wallinger was irritated, and disliked that Williams had changed the lyrics. However, he said it had made him a large amount in royalties, which were helpful after he suffered an aneurysm in 2001.^[3]

The Williams version was released as a single on 8 November 1999. It was the fourth single from his second studio album, I've Been Expecting You (1998), and was also included on his first compilation album, The Ego Has Landed (1999). The song became Williams' second number-one single in the United Kingdom. It won awards including a 2000 Brit Awards for British Single of the Year and British Video of the Year in 2000, and it also won a Capital Radio Award for Best Single.

Music video

In the video Williams is a coach to an ice skating couple—portrayed by Pamela O'Connor and Jonathon O'Dougherty—but when the male skater gets injured during practice, Williams takes his place for the final and gets the highest scores. The video ends with Williams and the female skater celebrating with the male skater, who had been watching from the sidelines. Philip Woods, a 10-year-old figure skater from Chelmsford, played the young Williams in a flashback.^{[citation needed]} The UK version of the video features commentary by Barry Davies.^[6]

Track listings

UK CD1^[7]

"It's Only Us" – 2:50
"She's the One" – 4:18
"Coke & Tears" – 4:24
"It's Only Us" (video)

UK CD2^[8]

"She's the One" – 4:18
"It's Only Us" – 2:50
"Millennium" (live at Slane Castle) – 4:40
"She's the One" (video)

UK cassette single^[9]

"She's the One" – 4:18
"It's Only Us" – 2:50
"Millennium" (live at Slane Castle) – 4:40

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the I've Been Expecting You album booklet.^[10]

Studio

Mastered at Metropolis Mastering (London, England)

Personnel

Karl Wallinger – writing
Robbie Williams – vocals
Gary Nuttall – background vocals
Steve McEwan – background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
David Catlin-Birch – bass guitar
Guy Chambers – piano, production, arrangement
Chris Sharrock – drums
London Session Orchestra – orchestra
Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
Nick Ingman – orchestral arrangement
Steve Power – production, recording, mixing, programming
Steve McNichol – programming
Steve Price – orchestral engineering
Tony Cousins – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[11]	16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[12]	40
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[13]	21
Czech Republic (IFPI)^[14]	14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[15]	9
Europe (European Hit Radio)^[16]	3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[17]	13
France (SNEP)^[18]	74
Germany (GfK)^[19]	27
Greece (IFPI)^[20]	1
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[21]	8
Ireland (IRMA)^[22]	4
Italy (FIMI)^[23]	8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[24]	29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[25]	33
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[26] with "It's Only Us"	3
Paraguay (El Siglo de Torreón)^[27]	7
Scotland (OCC)^[28] with "It's Only Us"	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[29]	42
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[30]	20
UK Singles (OCC)^[31] with "It's Only Us"	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Europe (European Hit Radio)^[32]	85
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[33]	191
UK Singles (OCC)^[34]	48
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[35]	17

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[36]	Gold	50,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[38]	Platinum	781,000^[37]
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 14 June 1997. p. 43.
^ ^a ^b Cassidy, Andy (7 October 2012). "World Party: Interview with Karl Wallinger". pennymusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
^ ^a ^b Graeme, Thomson (15 August 2012). "Karl Wallinger: The song that saved my bacon". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
^ ^a ^b McNair, James (12 March 2024). "Karl Wallinger remembered: 'Music is the greatest thing for me, because it takes me somewhere that it's safe to be.'". Mojo (magazine). Retrieved 23 February 2025.
^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 8 November, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 November 1999. p. 31. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^ Stevenson, Andy (29 January 2015). "Vox in the Box: Barry Davies". The Set Pieces. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^ It's Only Us / She's the One (UK CD1 liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1999. CDCHSS5112, 7243 8 87913 0 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ She's the One / It's Only Us (UK CD2 liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1999. CDCHS 5112, 7243 8 87914 0 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ She's the One / It's Only Us (UK cassette single sleeve). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1999. TCCHS 5112, 7243 887913 4 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ I've Been Expecting You (UK CD album booklet). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1998. 497 8372.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "Hitparada radia – 8/2000" (in Czech). IFPI CR. Archived from the original on 3 March 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 48. 27 November 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^ "EHR Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 52. 25 December 1999. p. 16. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
^ "Robbie Williams: She's the One" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
^ "Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 52. 25 December 1999. p. 9. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (4.11 – 11.11 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 November 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – She's the One". Irish Singles Chart.
^ "Robbie Williams – She's the One". Top Digital Download.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 50, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Robbie Williams – She's the One / It's Only Us". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Los Discos Más Vendicos En Iberoamérica y Estados Unidos". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 2000. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Robbie Williams – She's the One". Singles Top 100.
^ "Robbie Williams – She's the One". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "European Radio 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ "Jaarlijsten 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
^ "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. London, England. 22 January 2000. p. 27.
^ "Most Broadcast of 1999: Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 31. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ "Italian single certifications – Robbie Williams – She The One" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
^ "Robbie Williams' Official Top 40 Biggest Dingles in the UK Revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ "British single certifications – Robbie Williams – She's The One/It's Only Us". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

World Party website

[1] "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 14 June 1997. p. 43.

[Cassidy-2012-2] Cassidy, Andy (7 October 2012). "World Party: Interview with Karl Wallinger". pennymusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.

[The_Telegraph-2012-3] Graeme, Thomson (15 August 2012). "Karl Wallinger: The song that saved my bacon". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

[Mojo-2024-4] McNair, James (12 March 2024). "Karl Wallinger remembered: 'Music is the greatest thing for me, because it takes me somewhere that it's safe to be.'". Mojo (magazine). Retrieved 23 February 2025.

[5] "New Releases – For Week Starting 8 November, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 November 1999. p. 31. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[6] Stevenson, Andy (29 January 2015). "Vox in the Box: Barry Davies". The Set Pieces. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

[7] It's Only Us / She's the One (UK CD1 liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1999. CDCHSS5112, 7243 8 87913 0 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[8] She's the One / It's Only Us (UK CD2 liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1999. CDCHS 5112, 7243 8 87914 0 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[9] She's the One / It's Only Us (UK cassette single sleeve). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1999. TCCHS 5112, 7243 887913 4 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[10] I've Been Expecting You (UK CD album booklet). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 1998. 497 8372.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Austria_Robbie_Williams-11] "Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Robbie_Williams-12] "Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_Robbie_Williams-13] "Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[14] "Hitparada radia – 8/2000" (in Czech). IFPI CR. Archived from the original on 3 March 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[15] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 48. 27 November 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

[16] "EHR Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 52. 25 December 1999. p. 16. Retrieved 10 April 2024.

[sc_Finland_Robbie_Williams-17] "Robbie Williams: She's the One" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.

[sc_France_Robbie_Williams-18] "Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in French). Les classement single.

[sc_Germany_Robbie_Williams-19] "Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

[20] "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 52. 25 December 1999. p. 9. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

[21] "Íslenski Listinn Topp 20 (4.11 – 11.11 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 November 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[sc_Ireland2_-22] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – She's the One". Irish Singles Chart.

[sc_Italy_Robbie_Williams-23] "Robbie Williams – She's the One". Top Digital Download.

[sc_Dutch40_-24] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 50, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_Robbie_Williams-25] "Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_Robbie_Williams-26] "Robbie Williams – She's the One / It's Only Us". Top 40 Singles.

[27] "Los Discos Más Vendicos En Iberoamérica y Estados Unidos". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 2000. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[sc_Scotland_-28] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Sweden_Robbie_Williams-29] "Robbie Williams – She's the One". Singles Top 100.

[sc_Switzerland_Robbie_Williams-30] "Robbie Williams – She's the One". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_UK_Robbie_Williams-31] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[32] "European Radio 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[33] "Jaarlijsten 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

[34] "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. London, England. 22 January 2000. p. 27.

[35] "Most Broadcast of 1999: Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 31. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[ItalyRobbie_WilliamsShe_The_OnesingleCertRef-36] "Italian single certifications – Robbie Williams – She The One" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

[37] "Robbie Williams' Official Top 40 Biggest Dingles in the UK Revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

[United_KingdomRobbie_WilliamsShe's_The_One/It's_Only_UssingleCertRef-38] "British single certifications – Robbie Williams – She's The One/It's Only Us". British Phonographic Industry.

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v t e World Party
Karl Wallinger David Catlin-Birch Chris Sharrock Guy Chambers Jeff Trott Amanda Kramer John Turnbull
Studio albums	Private Revolution Goodbye Jumbo Bang! Egyptology Dumbing Up
Singles	"Ship of Fools" "Way Down Now" "She's the One"
Compilations	Arkeology
Related articles	The Waterboys Big Blue Ball

v t e Robbie Williams singles
Discography
Life thru a Lens	"Old Before I Die" "Lazy Days" "South of the Border" "Angels" "Let Me Entertain You"
I've Been Expecting You	"Millennium" "No Regrets" "Strong" "She's the One" / "It's Only Us" "Win Some Lose Some"
Sing When You're Winning	"Rock DJ" "Kids" "Supreme" "Let Love Be Your Energy" "The Road to Mandalay" "Better Man"
Swing When You're Winning	"Somethin' Stupid" "Mr. Bojangles/I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen"
Escapology	"Feel" "Come Undone" "Something Beautiful" "Sexed Up"
Greatest Hits	"Radio" "Misunderstood" "Eternity"
Intensive Care	"Tripping" "Make Me Pure" "Advertising Space" "Sin Sin Sin"
Rudebox	"Rudebox" "Kiss Me" "Lovelight" "Bongo Bong and Je ne t'aime plus" "She's Madonna"
Reality Killed the Video Star	"Bodies" "You Know Me" "Morning Sun"
In and Out of Consciousness	"Shame"
Take the Crown	"Candy" "Different" "Be a Boy"
Swings Both Ways	"Go Gentle" "Dream a Little Dream" "Shine My Shoes"
The Heavy Entertainment Show	"Party Like a Russian" "Love My Life" "Mixed Signals"
The Christmas Present	"Time for Change" "Can't Stop Christmas"
Other singles	"Freedom" "Close My Eyes"
Featured singles	"My Culture" "Goin' Crazy" "The Days" "Forbidden Road"
Other songs	"I Wan'na Be Like You" "Beyond the Sea"

v t e Brit Award for Song of the Year
1970s	"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen / "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum (1977)
1980s	"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell (1982) "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners (1983) "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club (1984) "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1985) "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears (1986) "West End Girls" by Pet Shop Boys (1987) "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley (1988) "Perfect" by Fairground Attraction (1989)
1990s	"Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins (1990) "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode (1991) "These Are the Days of Our Lives" by Queen (1992) "Could It Be Magic" by Take That (1993) "Pray" by Take That (1994) "Parklife" by Blur (1995) "Back for Good" by Take That (1996) "Wannabe" by Spice Girls (1997) "Never Ever" by All Saints (1998) "Angels" by Robbie Williams (1999)
2000s	"She's the One" by Robbie Williams (2000) "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams (2001) "Don't Stop Movin'" by S Club 7 (2002) "Just a Little" by Liberty X (2003) "White Flag" by Dido (2004) "Your Game" by Will Young (2005) "Speed of Sound" by Coldplay (2006) "Patience" by Take That (2007) "Shine" by Take That (2008) "The Promise" by Girls Aloud (2009)
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